Do you remember that kid who went on YouTube to profess his love for the Confederate Flag a year or so ago? Well, Byron Thomas has taken his love for all things Dixie Mason to Capital Hill, where he is an intern for Tim Scott, the Republican Senator from South Carolina.

Given that he has just been on the job for fewer than two weeks, you would think the young man would simply get settled in and learn his job. But not Mr. Thomas.

He sent out an email–which was later sent to the Huffington Post–to fellow interns and staffers asking them to say the Pledge of Allegiance each day. The email is below:

Thomas seems pretty committed to America–the old one that is. Check out one of his recent tweets: